North Pinellas religion news for March 19

Was the trial of Jesus a fair one? What roles did Pontius Pilate, religious leaders, the Romans and the Jewish people play in the execution of Jesus? Do accounts in the Gospels contradict each other or inaccurately portray historical events? Has the tomb of Jesus been found?

These questions and others will be addressed at a seminar about Good Friday presented by Congregation Ohr Chadash in conjunction with St. Petersburg Seminary and Yeshiva. The seminar will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday at 3190 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd. in Clearwater.

The public is invited to attend. Admission is by donation.

Congregation Ohr Chadash is a member of the Union of Messianic Jewish Congregations and is affiliated with St. Petersburg Theological Seminary and Netzer David International Yeshiva. The synagogue's membership includes devoted Jews and non-Jews who believe in Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah and remain committed to Jewish traditions, lifestyle and worship.

Call (727) 726-1472 or (727) 842-1772.

Visit ohrchadash.org.

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Jeff Hartzog, general manager of the Capitol Theatre, will be the guest speaker at Non-Trivial Pursuits, an educational program to be presented at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Chapel-by-the-Sea, 54 Bay Esplanade at Clearwater Beach.

Hartzog will discuss the newly renovated venue and the plans to bring exciting entertainment to downtown Clearwater.

There is no charge for the program. Light refreshments will be available.

TAMPA — The long saga of the now-defunct Savtira Corp. may be finally over. Timothy Roberts, former CEO of the once-Tampa Bay tech darling, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in federal prison Friday.Savtira was an online platform where companies ...

RIVERVIEW — Two people are dead and a child was seriously injured after authorities responding to two bizarre 911 calls late Sunday found a woman’s body in the yard of one home and two children in a home that was burning next door.A man who lived in ...

Fifty years ago, the men pictured above were part of a protest that began as a sanitation workers’ strike. It was a flashpoint in St. Petersburg’s history of race relations.We’d like to find some of these men - and others involved in the strike - to ...

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TAMPA — The Jeff Vinik-Cascade Investment partnership is poised to gain control of another 3.4 waterfront acres just west of Channelside Bay Plaza for its massive Water Street Tampa redevelopment project.The land is owned by Port Tampa Bay, and a Vin...

TAMPA — It was the kind of goal that can sink a team that is struggling, and the Lightning was struggling when backup goalie Louis Domingue let in a fluke goal just 14 seconds into Sunday's game against the Oilers.So much of the Lightning'...

NEW PORT RICHEY — Pasco County deputies arrested a Dunedin man Sunday who was on the Sheriff’s "prolific offender’’ list.James Edward Boyle, 50, was being held Monday in the Pasco County Jail on $134,300 bail for 11 felony and misdemeanor charges in ...

Here are the latest headlines and updates on tampabay.com:VINIK-CASCADE PARTNERSHIP LOOKING AT PORT-OWNED LOT FOR ANOTHER PIECE OF WATER STREET TAMPAA company controlled by the Jeff Vinik-Cascade Investment partnership is poised to gain control of a...

TAMPA — The Tampa Police Department has identified two suspects accused of fatally striking an 80-year-old pedestrian on Saturday.Detectives identified Tracy Wood, 31, as the driver and Miriam Marti-Benning, 43, the passenger in a hit-and-run that ki...

On a trip to Disney over the weekend, as the traffic slowly lurched toward Lake Buena Vista, I couldn’t help but wonder about the impact a high-speed rail line may have had on the jam.
Gov. Rick Scott killed the proposed train as one of his fi...